Back in June, I was added to the 20 from NBC Philadelphia. It’s a small, though clever, effort, and I appreciate being called among a select group of people locally highlighted as worth following on Twitter. It’s a diverse group that is still changing, but the list is an interesting way to curate a list [...]

The Business of Journalism was the focus of the 82nd episode of the popular, national #wjchat Twitter chat Wednesday night, and I’m happy to say I hosted the affair. Check the archived chat here. Below check out the Storify, I put together highlighting some of the more interesting responses to the series of questions put [...]

I tried out the Tweroid service. [Updated: I also tried the service for @TechnicallyPHL] The value proposition is to sign in, wait an hour or so, get an assessment of when your followers are most active online. The ask might be to then starting tweeting at those times to have the biggest impact. So, according [...]

I’ve managed more than a few Twitter strategies, for nonprofits, groups, organizations and news sites, and have picked up a few basics that you should be sure to steal. Signing off initials — If you have multiple people using your organization’s account, sign off with initials for transparency, personal connection and ease. Do create regular [...]

So last night President Obama announced that the U.S. military had killed and reclaimed the body of al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, accused of masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Around 10:20 p.m., I was culling through Twitter following Philly Tech Week when I saw a stream of tweets referencing an upcoming Obama national [...]

Last month marked three months since I started at nonprofit Back on My Feet and launched a concerted effort to share more member stories and help develop a better, broader online relationship with our volunteers, members and supporters. The first step in that process was to reawaken our social media accounts — the best platforms [...]

Short of taking a trip to the Library of Congress and pouring over the Twitter archives, lots of tweets of value have been lost, particularly for us at Technically Philly. What we took for granted as testimonials and perspective from many in our community and out, we did a poor job of archiving that public [...]

Updated: July 2, 2009 @ 11:43 p.m. with another app. Updated again: Sept. 16, 2009 @ 10:12 p.m. The world doesn’t need another Twitter post. But, with the surging number of third-party Twitter applications and posts and stories surrounding the buzz service of the moment, I find it’s easy to get lost. Admittedly, I’ve done [...]

The funny thing is that with all their growth, Twitter and Facebook haven’t made a damn dime yet — despite all the hemming and hawing about their influence, most recently in the Iranian post-election dramatics. With their incredible traffic, there was a time when advertising would seem like a natural choice. Even though they are [...]

Update: We lost. Grant money in journalism is flowing freely in a tightened economy and a historic juncture in print media. Seems like an opportunity. So, my two partners and I, who founded Technically Philly, applied for the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism, a $10,000 grant to support new ideas in news. See our [...]